Combined bottle holder and opener.



PATENTED MAR. 27, 1906. J. T. MULVANEY & c. P. KELLER.

. COMBINED BOTTLE HOLDER AND OPENER.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.17.1905.

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PATENTED MAR. 27, 1906. J. T. MULVANEY & c. F. KELLER. COMBINEDBOTTLE-HOLDER AND OPENER.

APPLICATION FILED OUT. 17.1905.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES T. MULVANEY AND CHARLES F. KELLER. OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. COMBINEDBOTTLE HOLDER AND OPENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 27, 1906.

Application filed October 17, 1905. Serial No. 283,176.

T at whom it may concern:

Beit known that we, JAMns T. MULVANEY and CHARLEs' F. KELLER, citizensofthe United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook andState of Illinois, have intion of our improved holder, the cover beingraised; Fig. 2, a side elevation showing the cover closed and a bottleheld in the'casing, and Figs. 3, 4, and are sectional elevationsillustrating the removal of a cover from the bottle. 7

Referring to the drawings, a and b are lower and upper rings connectedby uprights ci of wire, forming a casing for holding a bott e.

(1, extending inwardly toward the centerof the casing and adapted toengage the bottle and hold it out of contact with the casing.

It will be observed that the'bottle is held out of contact not only withthe sides of the casing, but also with the bottom thereof.

' Hinged to the upper ring by loops 6 is a cover f, having a resilienthook g attached thereto, which engages with the upper ring to secure thecover in closed position. Attached to this cover on the under sidethereof is 'a resilient hooked arm It, provided with a pointed hook.This arm is adapted to rest upon the cover of the bottle, which is shownas an ordinary milk-bottle provided with a paper cover or cap, as iswell understood. When the cover of the casing is in closed position,this resilient hook bears tightly against the bottle-cover. When it isdesired to remove the cap from the bottle, the bottle is tilted back, sothat the pointed hook is forced into the Attached to the upper ring I)and de pending therefrom are resilient loops of Wire paper cap. When thecasing-cover is raised, the hook removes the paper cap from the bottle,as will be readily understood. This operation is clearly shown in Figs.3, 4', and 5.

It will be seen that we have provided a bottle-holder in which thebottle is securely held in such a way that injury'to it by reason ofsudden shocks in transportation will be entirely obviated.

We claim I 1. A bottle-holder, comprising upper and lower rings,uprights connecting the rings, and springs extending. from one of therings to a 1point intermediate the rings, whereby a bott e may beretained in the holder out of contact therewith.

2. A bottle-holder having a casing for receiving a bottle, and springsattached to the casing for holding the bottle away from the casing.

3. A bottle-holder having a casing for receivin a bottle, and inturnedresilient loops for ho ding the bottle normally above the bottom of thecasing.

I 4. A bottle-holder comprising upper and lower rings of wire, wireuprights connected to the rings and spacing them apart and forming acasing for the bottle, and depending resilient loops attached to thecasin bent in wardly toward the center of the ho der.

5. A bottle-holder, com rising a casing having resilient bottle-ho dingmeans attached thereto, and a cover provided with a catch hinged to thecasing.

6. A combined bottle holder and opener, com rising a casing, a coverprovided-with a catc hinged to the casing, and an opening device fixedto the inside of the cover.

7. A combined bottle holder and opener, comprising a casing, a coverhinged thereto, and a pointed resilient hook attached to the insideof'the cover.

JAMES T. MULVANEY. CHARLES F. KELLER, Witnesses:

ANNIE C. OOU'RTENAY,

J ENNIE MAOEDWARD.

